Dr. Maria Rothenburger hosts Melissa Oatman on the Reluctant Medium podcast to discuss Melissa’s new book, 'A Beautiful Mourning: A Guide to Life After Loss'. Melissa shares her journey through multiple personal losses, including the death of her aunt, children's father, and mother, and how she was inspired to write her book to help others navigate grief. The episode covers various ways Melissa connects with the spiritual world, exercises to enhance psychic abilities, and the importance of...

In this episode of the Reluctant Medium podcast, host Dr. Maria Rothenburger interviews Summer McStravick, the creator of Flow Dreaming, a powerful manifesting technique. Summer shares her journey, growing up in a family of intuitives and her reluctant entrance into the world of metaphysics through publishing. She explains the principles behind Flowdreaming, illustrating how emotions, daydreaming, and entering a state of flow can help manifest desires and reshape one's reality. This engaging...

Fair warning for today's episode: Oracle and Tarot Cards are addictive. I've lost count how many decks I have. Eep! But, they are so, so fun! Here's what we cover in today's episode: A bit of tarot historyThe major and the minor arcanaThe differences between decksHow to do a reading (pulling cards, spreads, interpretation, etc) Resources in this episode: Dr. Teresa Bullard on the Major Arcana The Rider-Waite Tarot Deck The Enchanted Dreams Tarot The Fairy Tale Tarot The Crow Tarot The...

Fair warning for today's episode: Oracle Cards are addictive. I've lost count how many decks I have. Eep! But, they are so, so fun! Here's what we cover in today's episode: The differences between oracle and tarot cardsHow to choose a deckWhat to do after you've gotten your deck homeHow to do a reading (pulling cards, spreads, interpretation, etc) Resources in this episode: Medicine Cards The Rebel Deck Oracle of the Hidden Worlds Sacred Forest Oracle [BOOK] Tarot & Oracle Journal Maya...

“And when you do get a sign, when you do get a message, send out gratitude. Thank you for this coin, for this penny, or thank you for the butterflies you sent me today."  Learn why this quote blew my mind! Cheryl has studied metaphysics for over 20 years including international studies in Brazil and Germany, as well as seminars and classes in Colorado.She has oriented her practice as a spiritual medium towards channeling loved ones who have passed over, and psychometry. She is a...

“With Light Language, the Guardians of the [Akashic] Records told me, 'You're going to start speaking light language.' And I'm like, 'I don't want to do that.' And they said, 'Well, you're going to. It's a part of your path.' And I said, 'No, I don't think so.' Because it's really weird! It's very, very weird! And so, for anybody that's listening and they don't know what Light Language is; it's the cosmic language of your sou." Amy Robeson, Akashic Records Teacher, Spiritual Coach, &...

“I really try to normalize all intuition, but especially medical intuition. Because, while I have some pretty extraordinary abilities, I'm not a special individual. We all can do - and DO - medical intuition all the time." Katie Beecher, LPC is a Professional Counselor and Medical and Emotional intuitive. We are talking medical intuition 101 in today's episode. Here's what's covered: What is Medical Intuition?How do you work with clients?How can people do their own medical intuition?What's...

Enjoy this Bonus episode from a fellow Ethereal Network Podcaster, Ronnie Ann Ryan from Breathe Love & Magic A practical and fun approach to spirituality to live your best life, discover success, grow, and maybe find love. Learn about magic, manifesting, energy healing, meditating, clearing, intuition, past lives, Akashic Records, channeling, mediumship, tarot readings, psychics, shamanism, spirit guides, angels, plant communication, nature spirits, dreams, higher self, and more,...

“I love what Bill [McKenna] says here; he says everything that exists was once an idea. So think about that when you're manifesting something; you're pulling it into your energy. It starts up in your head, and works its way down to the first chakra, which is reality, the base of your existence."  Welcome to part three of this series on manifesting! This episode covers three more useful tools in manifesting AND a super important can't-manifest-without-it ingredient. Here's what we cover...

“The idea is that we are all one; we are not separate from that which we want to attract into our life. Including straight up money, if that's what you're looking for. The love of your life, if that's what you're looking for. A new keyboard is something I'd like right now! I am going to manifest that. There are lots of things you can create in your life through manifesting."  Welcome to part two of this series on manifesting! This episode covers probably my favorite manifesting tool of all...

“Sometimes the universe doesn't shut up; it just keeps sending you more of the same shit. Just the other day - this is like a week past my vacation - what's following behind me but a stinkin' yellow jeep." Find out why that's so significant and a whole lot more in this solocast all about manifesting! Here's what we cover today: What is manifesting?Wayne Dyer and Deepak Chopra on manifesting strawberry ice cream - you know, the important stuff.A manifesting experiment you can do right now!...

“Now the ‘Right Mind,” I love that terminology, because you say “Are you in your right mind?’ Because sometimes when we’re in our left brain, we get very war conscious, and if we just chill, step back, let go a little bit, we can pop into our right mind, which is multidimensional, love conscious. ‘Oh, let’s comprehend something here before we jump to conclusions.’” Dr. Teri Baydar is a leadership development consultant, executive coach, and personal development expert who educates and...

“The Gnostic Gospels were a deeper teaching, more even some would say a secret teaching of Jesus. Jesus was like a freaking Zen master in these books. He spoke in allegorical stories. The stories are much like fairy tales that have a really deep meaning.” I was raised Christian, but I don't identify as Christian for many reasons. Shanna Vavra explains why I've been so resistant to it AND why what we've been taught is not the truth. In fact, it's a case for finding nuggets of truth in all...

"People always ask ‘Can my animal come back to me,” and I’m sure they can, and I’m sure they have every intention of doing that. I just can’t say they will, because maybe that’s not the animal you need for your higher growth. You don’t always get what you want, but you always get what you need.’" Meet Nicole Harp: An abstract soul artist and animal communicator (and so much more!). What a fun interview this was! Here’s what we cover today: The mindblowing soul painting Nicole did for meThe...

"...He bought his mother’s house after she died. He felt really connected with her; he moved into her bedroom where she had died in bed, and he felt like he could sit on the edge of the bed and communicate with her. And if he went to the graveyard, it was a cold useless experience, and I said, ‘Yeah, because that’s where that person lived; that’s where your connection was.’ Nobody sits around thinking, ‘When I die, I’m gonna move into a casket in some graveyard 40 miles away.’" You might...

"Where have I been? I'm Dr. Maria Rothenburger, your host for the Reluctant Medium Podcast, and I've been on a little bit of a journey at the end of 2023. I will share my whole process for what I do in a new year, and I will talk about the culmination of that for 2023." This episode answers the question: Hey. Where'd The Reluctant Medium go? The last quarter of 2023 was a wild ride (and I'm still riding, to be honest). Here are some of the things covered in this episode: How I start off a...

Enjoy this Bonus episode from a fellow Ethereal Network Podcaster, Melissa Oatman from Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness: This motivational podcast is dedicated to helping you grow spiritually and improve all areas your life. If you are going through a spiritual awakening, or maybe you just want to learn how to live your most authentic and happy life, then this is the podcast for you. This podcast is dedicated to topics like self-improvement, manifesting, mindset shifting, spiritual ascension,...

"When you're present in your body, you build trust. If you work on being present - if that's your number one priority - what that looks like is not holding back our needs, providing for ourselves what we need in the moment, showing up for ourselves in a consistent way, that builds trust. It shows ourselves that 'I'm here, honey. I'm here, and I love you. And when we feel safe, then we can begin to explore more deeply." Emma Andrews is with us today talking about intuition, being psychic,...

"I wanna say this about self-doubt, because self-doubt allowed me not to share my music for over a decade. Self-doubt is actually a tool. Self-doubt is a tool to create more confidence for yourself. It's kind of like...when you talk about light and darkness, you actually need darkness to help you find light." Aaron Wexler holds a lot of titles, but perhaps his most prominent is "Inspired." In this episode we talk about Aaron's Pyramid of Inspired Living, how he came to create and implement...

"That's the language of Spirit. Spirit speaks in symbols. Sometimes they'll speak in words, but the richer conversation; you really need to learn how to develop that vocabulary with your guides, because that gives you deep, deep layers of meaning, that if you insist on having a verbal conversation, you're going to miss out on a lot of the conversation." The Spirit Sherpa, Kelle Sparta, is here to impart her spirit communication wisdom on us today! Here's some of what we cover in today's...

This episode goes way back to 2020 (a banner year, eh?) when I first got to talk with Lynsi about the precious Pink Starlight babies on the Miracles Happen Fertility Podcast. Enjoy the conversation! Connect with Lynsi Eastburn HypnoFertility Pink Starlights Waiting in the Wings: Introducing the Pink Starlights Want to go in depth in spirit baby communication? Join us in September 2023 for: SPIRIT BABY FOUNDATIONS TRAINING Connect with The Reluctant...

"So the Pink Starlights, they are an incredible level of love; high frequency love. They chose the pink, because it represents unconditional love, and starlight, which is just brilliance, sparkles. It’s just incredible levels of light. So that’s where they got their name from. " Lynsi Eastburn, the creator of HypnoFertility, and the channeler of The Pink Starlight Spirit Babies is BACK to talk to us more about what the Pink Starlights are up to: Who are the Pink Starlights?How are they...

"I think it's useful to know the general meanings of the major and the minor arcana when you are doing a tarot reading. You do not - by any stretch of the imagination - have to memorize every single card. I'm going to encourage you to maybe have a general understanding. Having a general idea of what they mean can really serve you well, but I really encourage you to tune into your intuition." This episode is Part 5 in the Spirit Baby Communication series. We are talking about how you can...

"The reason why I found crystals to be so helpful in connecting to the other side is simple: Crystals amplify energy." This episode is Part 4 in the Spirit Baby Communication series. We are talking about how you can communicate with the beautiful, loving spirit baby realm. Yeah! You can do what I do! Here’s what we cover in Part 4 of this series: How do crystals help with communication?Do I need a specific kind of crystal?The most popular communication tool in the Spirit Baby Foundations...